Exam question 3 · The parents walk in: how good parents react
Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning measures adopted by families subsequent to such an incident.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, response · What happens: select, be, establish, adopt · To what, where: response, concerning measures
This is exam question 3 of lesson 59 «The parents walk in: how good parents react» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: the test at school.
The question
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 consistent | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 consistent | cop |
| 6 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | acl:relcl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 facts | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 facts | det |
| 9 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 facts | amod |
| 10 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 consistent | obl |
| 11 | concerning | concerning | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 measures | amod |
| 12 | measures | measure | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 facts | conj |
| 13 | adopted | adopt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 measures | acl |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 families | case |
| 15 | families | family | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 adopted | obl |
| 16 | subsequent | subsequent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 families | amod |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 incident | case |
| 18 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 20 incident | det:predet |
| 19 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 incident | det |
| 20 | incident | incident | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 subsequent | obl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | the response | with the established facts and concerning measures; consistent property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 4 | adopt | participle | concerning measures not said here | by families | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
The options
Option 1
The imposition of a prolonged punishment on the child
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 imposition | det |
| 2 | imposition | imposition | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 punishment | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 punishment | det |
| 5 | prolonged | prolong | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 punishment | amod |
| 6 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 imposition | nmod |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 child | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 child | det |
| 9 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 punishment | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prolong | participle | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | impose | a prolonged punishment on the child | nom imposition «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
The prohibition of all visits to the homes of friends
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prohibition | det |
| 2 | prohibition | prohibition | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 visits | case |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 visits | det |
| 5 | visits | visit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 prohibition | nmod |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 homes | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 homes | det |
| 8 | homes | home | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 visits | nmod |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 friends | case |
| 10 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 homes | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prohibit | all visits to the homes of friends | nom prohibition «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The installation of a children's profile and safe search
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 installation | det |
| 2 | installation | installation | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 profile | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 children | det |
| 5 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 profile | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 children | case |
| 7 | profile | profile | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 installation | nmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 search | cc |
| 9 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 search | amod |
| 10 | search | search | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 installation | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | install | a children's profile | nom installation «act transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 2 | profile | a children | nom profile «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
The permanent removal of all television from the home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 removal | det |
| 2 | permanent | permanent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 removal | amod |
| 3 | removal | removal | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 television | case |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 television | det |
| 6 | television | television | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 removal | nmod |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 home | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 home | det |
| 9 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 television | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remove | all television from the home | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient |
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